Did you know that tourists in Mexico have an ally to travel to our destination safely until we return home? Surely you have heard that we all have an angel, because the ones we are talking about are also with you 365 days a year and their specialty and mission is to help you on country roads, whenever you require it.
Their story as guardians of the path
Los Ángeles Verdes is a group that is part of the Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR), was born on September 15, 1960 and last year they completed 62 years of service, with the objective that tourists live a pleasant experience on their vacations and road trips, for which they travel up to 22 million kilometers a year, now with a refreshed image that uses cutting edge technology for your operation.
In no country in the world is there a group so specialized in serving the tourist or traveler.
This famous group -and much loved by all- It was born with the government of Adolfo López Mateos. To visit two or three states, a auxiliary contingent that he was to help fix mechanical failures in the limousines and buses of the presidential convoy.
This is how the corporation was born, which in its first stage belonged to the famous and honorable Squad 201 and they depended on presidential guards.
When creating the Department of Tourism (currently SECTUR) became part of it and separated from the Army because its activities were more civil than military.
Here come the green angels!
The most awaited exclamation when a problem arises on the road, it was born in the following way… It turns out that in their walk, helping tirelessly on the roads, they once helped some tourists from the United States and they baptized them as the “green angels”, because of his uniform. Nothing more accurate, because since then they are “kind guardians” of the roads that support those who need it.
The Green Angels today
Currently, they are going through their most brilliant, dynamic and effective stage. In the period from December 2018 to March 2023, 596 thousand 260 mechanical support and care services were provided to national and foreign tourists of more than 24 nationalities, 1,941 supports in accidents and they traveled in total 42.1 million kilometers. Regarding 2023, in this first quarter, 31,778 services, attended 108,545 tourists, with a journey of more than 2 million kilometers.
They can give timely provision, in a friendly way, of:
- Comprehensive tourist information services: Guidance and Advice.
- Telephone, face-to-face and mobile application assistance.
- Emergency mechanical assistance.
- Assistance in case of contingency or disasters caused by natural phenomena.
closer to youears
-Remember that through the new Ángeles Verdes mobile application, or through line 078, You can request roadside assistance and safely enjoy the best tourist destinations by road.
-In it Geointelligence Center allows the location of incident requests in real time, through a mobile application and line 078.
-To know more details about them, click here.
Thus, the holidays are usually safer and more pleasant, knowing that #UnÁngelAccompanies You.